Remembering Srebrenica 11 July 2025

Statement of Commemoration

Srebrenica Memorial Day 2025 - 30th Anniversary - 11 July 2025

We're asking local communities to join us in commemorating Srebrenica National Memorial Day.

Every year, Remembering Srebrenica selects a theme that reflects an aspect of the genocide that must be commemorated, but also speaks to communities here in the UK. 

The theme for 2025 is 'Remember Yesterday, Act Today'. 

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, during which over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically murdered in what the UN has described as the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War.

The wider Bosnian War saw over 100,000 killed, thousands of women raped, and more than two million people forced from their homes between 1992 and 1995. On this solemn anniversary, we remember and honour the victims, the survivors, and their families.

In our remembrance, we reflect on what this anniversary means for today’s increasingly polarised world, our society, and how we can act today. We stand together against those who try to divide us and recommit ourselves to opposing hatred, discrimination, and prejudice wherever they rear their head. Only then can our communities and the world be safer, stronger, and more cohesive.

To find out more, visit srebrenica.org.uk/memorial-day.

Flying the flag for Srebrenica

As part of our commemoration, the Srebrenica flag will be flown at Ripley Town Hall on 11 July. This public display of solidarity honours the victims and survivors, and reaffirms our commitment to standing against hatred and division in all its forms.

Candle lighting

We come together on 11 July to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. We will light candles at the Town Hall in Ripley in remembrance of the lives lost and destroyed by hatred:

• We remember the 8,372 mostly Muslim men and boys who were murdered in Srebrenica on 11th July 1995.
• We remember the survivors of the Death March, and the men who survived the mass executions, and honour their courage in telling their stories.
• We remember the Mothers of Srebrenica, who grieve every day for their missing and murdered relatives and who fight tirelessly for truth and justice.
• We remember the elderly, the sick and the children murdered during the fall of Srebrenica.
• We remember those murdered in concentration camps throughout the Bosnian conflict, and those who survived torture and starvation within the camps.
• We remember over 11,000 people killed in the siege of Sarajevo, of which 1601 were children.
• We remember the women and girls that were violated during the Bosnian War, those who took their own lives, and those who live on with physical and emotional scars.
• We remember the children who grew up during a time of conflict, and the loss of their childhood to war.
• We remember the innocent civilians killed in all regions of Bosnia during the conflict.
• We remember those who defended their neighbours in a war not of their making.
• We remember the 2 million Bosnians who were forcibly displaced from their homes and communities through ethnic cleansing, and especially those who remain internally displaced today.

Contact the team directly on 01773 570222 or email enquiry@ambervalley.gov.uk